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the united states has a very strong, positive influence in chile and its reputation in chile today. host: thank you for joining us. coming of next, we will look at the future of the electric car. the greens seven comes to washington this week. we will talk to brian wynne of the electric vehicle association. but first, a news update from c- span radio. >> general stanley mcchrystal, the top nato commander in afghanistan in an interview earlier with the financial times acencio the increase in the number of american troops in afghanistan will help negotiate a peace treaty with the taliban. an international conference on afghanistan will likely endorse plans to lure let -- lord taliban fighters to lay down their weapons. -- to lure taliban wefighters to lay down their weapons. the u.s. military has agreed to expedite a review of iraq and afghanistan veterans discharged with ptsd to determine whether they were improperly denied a net-benefits. the agreement came from a class- action suit originally filed by seven combat veterans who allege the military legally deny benefits to those disc
the united states has a very strong, positive influence in chile and its reputation in chile today. host: thank you for joining us. coming of next, we will look at the future of the electric car. the greens seven comes to washington this week. we will talk to brian wynne of the electric vehicle association. but first, a news update from c- span radio. >> general stanley mcchrystal, the top nato commander in afghanistan in an interview earlier with the financial times acencio the increase...
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what we need in latin america are strong central banks, like chile and brazil. in the banks that understand how to keep the inflation low and the money situation bonds and that is not happening in argentina. host: north carolina, go ahead. caller: i think this has been caller: i think this has been very unfair if anyone tried to come here, they are going to get sent to guantanamo bay. if you look at the same policy when the cubans were leaving, we got them off of book and brought them over here. one of the only elected presidents that haiti ever had -- bill clinton said he had to go when george bush got in there. our policy around the world is to put people in power that benefits us. this is what the american people were looking for when we voted obama in, to change this policy in get out of this weight of thinking. guest: the issue of haiti is. to be a long, drawn-out debate in washington. -- is going to be a long, drawn- out debate in washington. we need to think about long- term, bipartisan support of reconstruction of haiti. the u.s. should play an important
what we need in latin america are strong central banks, like chile and brazil. in the banks that understand how to keep the inflation low and the money situation bonds and that is not happening in argentina. host: north carolina, go ahead. caller: i think this has been caller: i think this has been very unfair if anyone tried to come here, they are going to get sent to guantanamo bay. if you look at the same policy when the cubans were leaving, we got them off of book and brought them over...
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tenÍa que hacer obama es convencer a sus aliados naturales en amÉrica latina como mÉxico, colombia, chile ahora con un nuevo presidente. perÚ, quizÁs el caso de brasil un poco mÁs adelante tal vez cambiarÁ de presidente brasil a fin de aÑo, actuar con sus aliados, insisto no por la vÍa militar. por la vÍa de el debate, la confrontaciÓn ideológica para mostrar los avances de amÉrica latina en estos aÑos jorge. las economÍas que carecen, la democracia representativa, el respeto los derechos humanos. todo eso estÁ en peligro por la actitud de el gobierno como el de chÁvez, como el de cuba. y hay que enfrentar los pero por la vÍa del debate.ion >> quisiera terminar con el tema de mÉxico. seÑor castaÑeda usted publicÓ un libro que se llama el narco la guerra fallida 5000 personas murieron durante el Último aÑo. y los ex presidentes cardoso de brasil, zedillo de mÉxico y césar de colombia han permitido usar el uso que la gente use la marihuana y se concentra el problema en otros temas. es esto correcto que se legalice la droga para que haya menos problemas? >> yo creo que
tenÍa que hacer obama es convencer a sus aliados naturales en amÉrica latina como mÉxico, colombia, chile ahora con un nuevo presidente. perÚ, quizÁs el caso de brasil un poco mÁs adelante tal vez cambiarÁ de presidente brasil a fin de aÑo, actuar con sus aliados, insisto no por la vÍa militar. por la vÍa de el debate, la confrontaciÓn ideológica para mostrar los avances de amÉrica latina en estos aÑos jorge. las economÍas que carecen, la democracia representativa, el respeto los...
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what we need in latin america are strong central banks, like chile and brazil. in the banks that understand how to keep the inflation low and the money situation bonds and that is not happening in argentina. host: north carolina, go ahead. caller: i think this has been very unfair from the beginning. i mean, back to the clinton administration. they were sending those people back to haiti to get murder when -- to get murdered. and even when they said they were going to let them come here, there were going to send them to guantanamo bay. when the cubans were leaving, we went and got them off of boats and got them out of here. and aristide, he was one of the only elected president that he ever had. though clinton said he had to go and when george bush got in there, he really told him he had to go. our policy and run the world is to put people in power that benefit us. this is what the american people were looking for when we voted obama in, is to change this policy and get out of this imperialists dick way of thinking. thanks host: for the input. -- this and realis
what we need in latin america are strong central banks, like chile and brazil. in the banks that understand how to keep the inflation low and the money situation bonds and that is not happening in argentina. host: north carolina, go ahead. caller: i think this has been very unfair from the beginning. i mean, back to the clinton administration. they were sending those people back to haiti to get murder when -- to get murdered. and even when they said they were going to let them come here, there...
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making the wind chile feel colder. tonight, going down to 15 degrees. tomorrow we will struggle to get to 30 for our high. the thing is, take a look. it's not as bad as it could be up in foxboro. 24 degrees for a game time temperature. windchill in the teens. we've seen them below zero farther west. at least we're not having that for the game itself. after tomorrow, though, take a look at how temperatures climb up. we're in the 30s again monday and tuesday and flurries possible monday night into early tuesday. after that, we're up to 42 on wednesday and 46 on wednesday. adam? >>> stan is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> hello, everybody. showily but surely, come tomorrow, a major upset occupying the minds, the second season or the postseason, which began today does continue on tomorrow. that's when the ravens look to aven of the loss to the patriots back in rl i had october. this time, though, higher stakes. in the super bowl sweep stake where's the winner advances while the loser watches the rest of the playoffs as a spectator. >> they are a playoff team, obvio
making the wind chile feel colder. tonight, going down to 15 degrees. tomorrow we will struggle to get to 30 for our high. the thing is, take a look. it's not as bad as it could be up in foxboro. 24 degrees for a game time temperature. windchill in the teens. we've seen them below zero farther west. at least we're not having that for the game itself. after tomorrow, though, take a look at how temperatures climb up. we're in the 30s again monday and tuesday and flurries possible monday night...
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one of the virtues is it applies equally to imports and is rebated at the border on exports and so i chile it gives you in new benefit in terms of the international trade so it is really a very good tax one. >> narrow technical point of view and i really think that the people who oppose it are just dogmatic that we opposed to all taxes and don't really know what they're talking about in most cases. >> host: one more call from st. louis to the volume on the democrats' line. >> caller: i hope i can get this question in your, first of all, i find it hard to believe that most people say in their tax rebates and will the last time we had that thought. the only people in that would save the tax rebate would be the wealthy. the and the thing i want to mention was to people won't really believe this economic problem? that we have. at the present time can be solved in nine months. in the third question and the last question was was of the stimulus someone -- was it supposed to stop it -- was that supposed to make things better over a time when for years? wamp -- in the obama administration. >> host
one of the virtues is it applies equally to imports and is rebated at the border on exports and so i chile it gives you in new benefit in terms of the international trade so it is really a very good tax one. >> narrow technical point of view and i really think that the people who oppose it are just dogmatic that we opposed to all taxes and don't really know what they're talking about in most cases. >> host: one more call from st. louis to the volume on the democrats' line. >>...
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can you briefly tell us what these white spaces on the spectrum are and what googles will attend chile could be. >> guest: sure, the television whitespace is has been a proponent. the television whitespace as are those unused tv channels and a market. and sort of gaps in a spectrum. and in urban and suburban areas, the sort of contour map configurations that look like a map might be salamander shaped. so these are nice, neat, clean areas. so -- they are more immutable to unlicensed use that license used because of that. so back in november of 2008, the commission to both baby step in a giant leap of the same time to sort of approved of use of unlicensed use to this part of the spec term. so some call the wi-fi on stairways. others are more technology. it is wi-fi on stairways. it is wireless wideband signals that can travel long distance and carry a lot of information with it. so there's a lot of that had to be in noise and discussion leading up to our vote in november of zero wait. in the commission did a very good job i think of trying to test new technologies to make sure this was v
can you briefly tell us what these white spaces on the spectrum are and what googles will attend chile could be. >> guest: sure, the television whitespace is has been a proponent. the television whitespace as are those unused tv channels and a market. and sort of gaps in a spectrum. and in urban and suburban areas, the sort of contour map configurations that look like a map might be salamander shaped. so these are nice, neat, clean areas. so -- they are more immutable to unlicensed use...
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folks from ecuador and chile went in to try and get people out. the first day they were there we saw five people get out alive. >> larry: we have four students and two faculty members. where specifically is the hotel? paul? >> it's on the top -- it's on the top of the mountain. there was -- when we were out on the paid yoe, the ones here now, we were looking over the rest of haiti. everybody down below said when they heard it, they looked up, and you know, they said it looked like 9/11, and there was just smoke. >> larry: what is the name of the hotel? >> hotel montana. >> larry: yeah, i heard about that. the hotel montana. it was mentioned the other night. >> we need your help! >> larry: we pin pointed our people there, and we have reporters on the ground and we will do everything that we can to find the girls, the professors and brittany. we will do the best we can. maybe one of the most important is centrum silver ultra men's. a complete multivitamin for men over 50. it has nutrients to help support eye health and nutrients like vitamin d for y
folks from ecuador and chile went in to try and get people out. the first day they were there we saw five people get out alive. >> larry: we have four students and two faculty members. where specifically is the hotel? paul? >> it's on the top -- it's on the top of the mountain. there was -- when we were out on the paid yoe, the ones here now, we were looking over the rest of haiti. everybody down below said when they heard it, they looked up, and you know, they said it looked like...
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for chile, that never happened. casters and typically to guantanamo is well known. but guantanamo has also provided for no castro with anti-american platform that he otherwise would have lacked. it is not really clear that castro wanted to get us out of guantanamo by force. he would posture. he would threaten, but he would back down. in the early months of president lyndon johnson's administration, when castro renewed his harassment of base personnel by shutting off the potable water supply, president johnson and defense secretary robert mcnamara retaliated by firing most of the cuban workers who lived in cuba, but it -- community who guantanamo. when castro realized he was going to lose as a result of his action, he offered to turn the water back on. and offer that johnson quickly rejected. wanted like to do is read two short sections from this book to give you some flavor of what i have written about. start at the beginning and then go pretty close to the end. guantanamo bay flies at the southeastern tip of cuba facing the caribbean. it encompasses a large naval b
for chile, that never happened. casters and typically to guantanamo is well known. but guantanamo has also provided for no castro with anti-american platform that he otherwise would have lacked. it is not really clear that castro wanted to get us out of guantanamo by force. he would posture. he would threaten, but he would back down. in the early months of president lyndon johnson's administration, when castro renewed his harassment of base personnel by shutting off the potable water supply,...
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in atlanta is singer, song writer and actress working on a vh1 reality show with her tlc band matte chile. and here in los angeles, marty caldwell, certified open adoption practitioner, founder and ceo of the lifetime adoption center. she herself is an adoptive mother. t. boz, we understand you want to adopt a child from haiti. why? >> well, i had thought about adopting a child anyway four years from now, but when i heard about the incident and kids possibly not having parents, i felt like i should try and help someone. and go ahead and adopt now. >> larry: have you begun the process? >> i have made calls and tried to reach out, but from my understanding, the person who processes the paperwork is missing and i haven't gotten very far. so hopefully being on the show here today, i can probably get some information and see if i can help move things further along, if it's even possible at this point. >> larry: i'm sure you will. marty, can we adopt a child from haiti now? >> well, right now the country is officially closed. that means if you have not had the paperwork in process and going, ba
in atlanta is singer, song writer and actress working on a vh1 reality show with her tlc band matte chile. and here in los angeles, marty caldwell, certified open adoption practitioner, founder and ceo of the lifetime adoption center. she herself is an adoptive mother. t. boz, we understand you want to adopt a child from haiti. why? >> well, i had thought about adopting a child anyway four years from now, but when i heard about the incident and kids possibly not having parents, i felt...
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., from chile and france working at one location. we know more material is coming in. it will get better in the days to come. boy, these first 48 hours have been brutal and heart-breaking to see the haitians in this state. >> larry: that's ivan watson on the scene doing noble work as we continue our coverage. we'll be back with more. an incredible story of a young lady we'll meet. she's in miami now. she lost her leg in the earthquake in haiti. don't go away. >>> joining us in miami is a graduate student at arizona state university teaching adult literacy in haiti trapped after the house she was staying in collapsed on her. she was brought to miami last night for treatment. part of her leg was amputated. she's at the university of miami jackson memorial medical center. ho are you doing, christa? >> i'm doing really well, all things considered. >> larry: what part of the leg was removed? >> my leg was caught between a cement staircase and the concrete roof that fell on top of it. the shinbone was clean broken through. there's about 6 inches of bone left below my knee. i
., from chile and france working at one location. we know more material is coming in. it will get better in the days to come. boy, these first 48 hours have been brutal and heart-breaking to see the haitians in this state. >> larry: that's ivan watson on the scene doing noble work as we continue our coverage. we'll be back with more. an incredible story of a young lady we'll meet. she's in miami now. she lost her leg in the earthquake in haiti. don't go away. >>> joining us in...
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., from chile, from france working at one location. more material is coming in and it's probably going to get better in the days to come. these first 48 hours have been brutal. really heartbreaking to see the haitians in this state. >> larry: ivan watson on the scene doing noble work. as we continue our coverage -- thank, ivan -- as we continue our coverage, we'll be back with more. incredible story of the young lady we're going to meet. she's in miami now. she lost her leg in the earthquake in haiti. don't go away. now get free delivery of walmart's $10 90-day generic prescriptions... ...no matter where you live. plus get free shipping on over 3,000 other prescriptions. call 1-800-2-refill for your free home delivery. save money. live better. walmart. aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. >> larry: joining us in miami, christina, a grajs watt student at ariz
., from chile, from france working at one location. more material is coming in and it's probably going to get better in the days to come. these first 48 hours have been brutal. really heartbreaking to see the haitians in this state. >> larry: ivan watson on the scene doing noble work. as we continue our coverage -- thank, ivan -- as we continue our coverage, we'll be back with more. incredible story of the young lady we're going to meet. she's in miami now. she lost her leg in the...
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he of chile took -- in some cases he would go audaciously further than his duties required which was typical of trouble during the war as well as after and in fact he went inside the homes of several mobsters, put a machine gun to their head and got basically took care of the case and was later sued by mickey cohen a famous mobster in l.a. for a salt. in after the war how word chapel is one of the most remarkable people i ever met and also sort of somebody that even was somewhat afraid of and it took years to interview him and when he did say he wanted to be interviewed it was a remarkable story in itself. he's a i went to california on announced and said i am here and he said okay and i said well i would like to interview you. he's like all right, fine. meet me at spyglass drive at the beach. [laughter] and i said okay, i will be there at noon. i drove to the beach and i was five minutes early, called him up and was like okay, good. so i was at the gas station as he requested and i will never forget. this large town car with tinted windows pulls up and this man who's 90 years of loo
he of chile took -- in some cases he would go audaciously further than his duties required which was typical of trouble during the war as well as after and in fact he went inside the homes of several mobsters, put a machine gun to their head and got basically took care of the case and was later sued by mickey cohen a famous mobster in l.a. for a salt. in after the war how word chapel is one of the most remarkable people i ever met and also sort of somebody that even was somewhat afraid of and...
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[inaudible] who was -- the publisher said the cost and leasable but he was fighting dictatorship in chile said he was sort of fight in his fight like you were sort of against where you are but then i read the story went i think rosenberg was executed. they said fantastic this is what we should -- the word for something which was quite in the 50's and then i thought maybe you should have researched and i should not have the book but then you get yourself into that spot where it is very difficult really. i think i'm talking too much. you must be exhausted from this. [laughter] i am. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> my children or teenagers. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> i think if they would want today but have time. but they don't know yet if they want to. >> [inaudible] >> this was actually to a long because i was supposed to have something completely different and it was my whole life, so i was myself surprised by these slides. [laughter] i don't know -- and some of them are missing so this is a mystery because i don't do this very often and i say shella incidents be submitted to my command d
[inaudible] who was -- the publisher said the cost and leasable but he was fighting dictatorship in chile said he was sort of fight in his fight like you were sort of against where you are but then i read the story went i think rosenberg was executed. they said fantastic this is what we should -- the word for something which was quite in the 50's and then i thought maybe you should have researched and i should not have the book but then you get yourself into that spot where it is very difficult...
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in chile, sunday's presidential election brought the first political shift to the right since general augusto pinochet's dictatorship ended in 1990. sebastian pinera, a billionaire conservative, won almost 52% of the runoff vote. his supporters rallied in streets across the country. pinera campaigned on a vow to overhaul the chilean state, create a million jobs, and boost economic growth. the man who shot pope john paul ii nearly 30 years ago was released from a turkish prison today. he was freed after serving out his full prison term for attempting to assassinate the pope. the 52-year-old was swarmed by media as he distributed a statement proclaiming the end of the world and calling himself a messenger of god. turkish officials plan to monitor him over concerns about his mental health. martin luther king, jr. was remembered across the u.s. today. in atlanta, the annual memorial service was held at ebenezer baptist church, where the slain civil rights leader preached for eight years. marches to honor his legacy were held no matter the weather, from detroit to raleigh, north carolina t
in chile, sunday's presidential election brought the first political shift to the right since general augusto pinochet's dictatorship ended in 1990. sebastian pinera, a billionaire conservative, won almost 52% of the runoff vote. his supporters rallied in streets across the country. pinera campaigned on a vow to overhaul the chilean state, create a million jobs, and boost economic growth. the man who shot pope john paul ii nearly 30 years ago was released from a turkish prison today. he was...
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assistant secretary valenzuela is in chile today. he will be meeting the president and will have separate meetings with the minister of foreign affairs fernandez and minister of finance velasco. he also plans to meet with presidential candidate eduardo frye and sebastian connaro and other political leaders in his visit. his visit is important because he will sign, on behalf of the united states, a new extradition treaty between the united states and chile as well as a memorandum of understanding on development and cooperation between the government of the united states and the government of the republic of chile. with those several announcements, i'll take your questions. >> can you give us an update on your secret program to assassinate nuclear -- ianian -- iranian nuclear scientists? >> i believe we have responded to this sort of question earlier today. the idea the discussion charged that the united states had anything to do with a murder in tehran today is absurd. >> what is your best guess as to why the charge would be made in t
assistant secretary valenzuela is in chile today. he will be meeting the president and will have separate meetings with the minister of foreign affairs fernandez and minister of finance velasco. he also plans to meet with presidential candidate eduardo frye and sebastian connaro and other political leaders in his visit. his visit is important because he will sign, on behalf of the united states, a new extradition treaty between the united states and chile as well as a memorandum of...
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in a country with a strong policies like chile would do not see strong recovery it. we're concerned about the low income countries. they were not that much impacted by the crisis with fall in production. much more so by the fall in income because of the fall in commodity prices. we expect the impact of the crisis is more for the medium run it in those low-income countries. they do not have the fiscal space to respond to the events. many of the mechanisms important in those come with the dynamics of poverty. it is a diverse picture. what is positive is that emerging asia is playing a leading role forecasted. >> not the only emerging asia, but several other large emerging economies are doing better. my next panelist is desmond. what explains this remarkable difference in performance between larger emerging economies in 2009 then be established, industrialized economy? what lies ahead? >> before i address that i would just like to go back to some points that have been raised earlier. something being missed is the very different nature of this recession one of its featur
in a country with a strong policies like chile would do not see strong recovery it. we're concerned about the low income countries. they were not that much impacted by the crisis with fall in production. much more so by the fall in income because of the fall in commodity prices. we expect the impact of the crisis is more for the medium run it in those low-income countries. they do not have the fiscal space to respond to the events. many of the mechanisms important in those come with the...
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i think that -- i didn't know this i chile until i read japs book and it was one of the first things that comes up in the book and it was astounding i think both as a testament, documents if you will to the sense of cautiousness that young of bread must have had about what society was capable of, what happens when one is matched against structures of power. that must have been something that reminded the -- reminded everyone i imagine in the hampton family about what sorts of risks, what kinds of dangers, with profound injustice is existed out in the world. in the south but in a certain sense also everywhere. i think though the back to the thing that fact must have come off. the symmetry which is all full at one level to think about it and at the same time profoundly moving of having the exact same -- the word that farda used a moment ago was rehabilitation. the states for roche's desire to defame and this young man after they murdered him. the way in which people came together after that to claim him back and not only in the way that the panthers did with their jackets in their gown
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takes a number of years to come down and you can see in that sense more of the bulk of that peak i chile lies in front of us spend behind us to the right side of that projected line. and that is the sense in which i think the pain of unemployment going ahead is likely to be greater notwithstanding the lack that we and essentially all other analysts expect that gdp will continue to grow. thank you mr. chairman and of having to take your questions. >> a gary match. last week in preparation we had a panel of four witnesses also one of the deficit and most of whom differentiate between the short-term and cyclical dead and a long-term struggle -- structural deficit. one who was spoken with bob greenspan and he said in a fact that the short-term deficits were a necessary incumbrance, they had to be undertaken in order to respond to this cyclical downturn in the economy but the real concern was that these were necessary in provisions for the most part in the real concern of the long-term structural deficit as opposed to the short-term cyclical mets -- measures you have taken. would you agree wi
takes a number of years to come down and you can see in that sense more of the bulk of that peak i chile lies in front of us spend behind us to the right side of that projected line. and that is the sense in which i think the pain of unemployment going ahead is likely to be greater notwithstanding the lack that we and essentially all other analysts expect that gdp will continue to grow. thank you mr. chairman and of having to take your questions. >> a gary match. last week in preparation...
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chile exchange a dictatorship for democracy. there is no better example in the progress made in central and eastern europe since the fall of the berlin wall 20 years ago, an event that was privileged to help celebrate last month at the brandenburg gate. while the work in front of us is daunting, we face the future together with partners in every continent. from india, the world's largest democracy and one that continues to use democratic process is and principals to perfect its union of 1.1 billion people to botswana where the president has promised to govern by democracy, dignity, development, discipline, and delivery, providing a recipe for responsible governance that contrasts starkly with the unnecessary and man made a tragedy in neighboring zimbabwe. in the end, this is not just about what we do. it is about who we are. we can be the people we are, people who believe in human rights, if we opt out of this fight. believing in human rights means committing ourselves to action. when we sign up for the promise of rights that ap
chile exchange a dictatorship for democracy. there is no better example in the progress made in central and eastern europe since the fall of the berlin wall 20 years ago, an event that was privileged to help celebrate last month at the brandenburg gate. while the work in front of us is daunting, we face the future together with partners in every continent. from india, the world's largest democracy and one that continues to use democratic process is and principals to perfect its union of 1.1...
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but in a country that has sound policy, like chile,ty we are not seeing the recovery yet. what we are concerned about is the low-income country. they were not that much impacted in terms of falling in production. they were much more impacted in terms of falling income because of the fall in commodity prices. and our expectations is that the impact of the crisis is much more in the medium-run for those low-income countries. not so much in the short run. in the medium run, because they don't have the fiscal space to the response to the events. many of the mechanisms in terms of the dynamics of poverty, the dynamics of the fiscal positions in those countries. a really diverse picture. but what is very positive that emerging asia especially is playing the leading role that was forecast also. >> thank you. not just the emerging issue, but several large emerging economies are doing better. my next question is desmond what explains the remarkable issue between the performance in the larger emerging economies in 2009 and the established industrialized economy. what lies ahead in t
but in a country that has sound policy, like chile,ty we are not seeing the recovery yet. what we are concerned about is the low-income country. they were not that much impacted in terms of falling in production. they were much more impacted in terms of falling income because of the fall in commodity prices. and our expectations is that the impact of the crisis is much more in the medium-run for those low-income countries. not so much in the short run. in the medium run, because they don't have...
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number of proposed guidelines based on that experience of the last 60 years in these kinds of fried chiles states. first, security is an -- these kinds of states. first, security is essential. in absence of security, any positive changes will be washed away, so the bad news is an international security presence is going to be required for a long time. the good news is that haiti is not a particularly difficult society to secure. contrary to popular image, the haitian government is the their heavily armed or inclined to go violence. one must also -- only observe the patients they have recognized over the past weeks to see the peaceful character. haiti is no iraq or afghanistan. american troops are unlikely to be required once the immediate emergency passes. i think the united nations should be able to secure haiti successfully with modest reinforcements that have already been authorized. i do think the united states should consider increasing the assignment of american police officers to the un police contingent there. we have a unique attribute to draw on, which is a number of haitian amer
number of proposed guidelines based on that experience of the last 60 years in these kinds of fried chiles states. first, security is an -- these kinds of states. first, security is essential. in absence of security, any positive changes will be washed away, so the bad news is an international security presence is going to be required for a long time. the good news is that haiti is not a particularly difficult society to secure. contrary to popular image, the haitian government is the their...
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they have been particularly generous, from argentina, chile, brazil, cuba and mexico. and a very special thank you to the people of the dough minnick republic. to my own government, secretary clinton, secretary gates, administer shaw, secretary napolitano, and all of the agencies, officers and staff here in washington and on the ground in haiti who when faced with a herculean task have more than risen to the occasion. i want to say how grateful i am for all that you have done, are doing and will be doing in the days, weeks and months to come. i have seen firsthand your commitment, compassion, expertise and professionalism. i'm sure that mistakes have been made, but no one wants the aid to arrive more quickly and get to those who need it more than the u.s. personnel on the ground in haiti. for myself, i have never been more proud of my government or more proud to the people who serve it in it. i ask unanimous consent to submit an article into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: and with that i yeebyeeb. the speaker pro tempore: the gent
they have been particularly generous, from argentina, chile, brazil, cuba and mexico. and a very special thank you to the people of the dough minnick republic. to my own government, secretary clinton, secretary gates, administer shaw, secretary napolitano, and all of the agencies, officers and staff here in washington and on the ground in haiti who when faced with a herculean task have more than risen to the occasion. i want to say how grateful i am for all that you have done, are doing and...
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number of proposed guidelines based on that experience of the last 60 years in these kinds of fried chiles states. first, security is an -- these kinds of states. first, security is essential. in absence of security, any positive changes will be washed away, so the bad news is an international security presence is going to be required for a long time. e that haiti is not a particularly difficult society to secure. contrary to popular image, the haitian government peaceful cha. haiti is no iraq or afghanistan. american troops are unlikely to be required once the immediate emergency passes. i think the united nations should be able to secure haiti successfully with modest reinforcements that have already been authorized. i do think the united states should consider increasing the assignment of american police officers to the un police contingent there. we have a unique attribute to draw on, which is a number of haitian american police of a surge in big cities like miami and -- police officers in big cities like miami and new york and elsewhere i think can provide valuable contribution to the
number of proposed guidelines based on that experience of the last 60 years in these kinds of fried chiles states. first, security is an -- these kinds of states. first, security is essential. in absence of security, any positive changes will be washed away, so the bad news is an international security presence is going to be required for a long time. e that haiti is not a particularly difficult society to secure. contrary to popular image, the haitian government peaceful cha. haiti is no iraq...
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president bush about changing the social security program as it stands to be in essence another a said chile you do your 401(k). people could take their social security money and put it into the market. i am oversimplifying. that is what we're talking about and then we have this crisis and then we say thank god we did not do that but if you're talking reducing spending and slowing the rate of growth what is that sort of question for the soon to be retired look like? what form should it take? when you say reducing it does that mean no longer existing? >> what do you may cut in benefits or reducing? but how would you do that? do you change the program entirely or make it into another form? >> it is easy. social security you take the cpi and that is easy. health care it is much more difficult because are you doing actual benefits are reimbursement rates? how much comes out versus the individual. >> you talk about who is paying into it? >> two is receiving. >> i don't think anybody thinks that social security and needs to be totally change. it is the question how fast do the benefits go up? and
president bush about changing the social security program as it stands to be in essence another a said chile you do your 401(k). people could take their social security money and put it into the market. i am oversimplifying. that is what we're talking about and then we have this crisis and then we say thank god we did not do that but if you're talking reducing spending and slowing the rate of growth what is that sort of question for the soon to be retired look like? what form should it take?...
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teams but also from iceland, spain, chile. this afternoon we have been able to rescue a second person from the rubble. it was a second rescue. the first occurred yesterday at the u.n. compound. today, we were able to free one person from the hotel montana. but these teams, about 260 personnel, continue their life- saving work as we speak. before taking your questions, obviously, this is still a very growing this, but our estimate is that at least 30 countries have meaningful assistance that has already reached haiti or its s en route. the international commitment is growing. it presents a challenge, obviously, for us, working with the haitian government to be able to coordinate this so that it gets on the ground in port- au-prince and gets to the haitian people as rapidly as possible. with that, i will take your questions. >> can you give us an update about the state of the airport? as i understand it, it has been closed because there are too many planes on the tarmac. >> as general frazier said yesterday, logistics is a cruci
teams but also from iceland, spain, chile. this afternoon we have been able to rescue a second person from the rubble. it was a second rescue. the first occurred yesterday at the u.n. compound. today, we were able to free one person from the hotel montana. but these teams, about 260 personnel, continue their life- saving work as we speak. before taking your questions, obviously, this is still a very growing this, but our estimate is that at least 30 countries have meaningful assistance that has...
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teams but also from iceland, spain, chile. this afternoon, we have been able to rescue a second person from the rubble. there was a second rescue -- the first occurred yesterday at the un compound. today, we were able to free one person from the hotel montana. but these teams, about 260 personnel, continue their life- saving work as we speak. before taking your questions, obviously this is still a very growing list, but our estimate is that at least 30 countries have meaningful assistance that has already reached haiti or is an ri-- is en route. the international commitment is growing as well as our commitment. it prevents the channel -- presents a challenge for us working with the government in haiti to coordinate this so it gets on the ground in port-au- prince and gets to the haitian people as rapidly as possible. with that, i will take your questions. >> can you give us the -- an update on the state of the airport? the u.s. base had been closed because there were too many airplanes on the tarmac. >> as a general frazier sa
teams but also from iceland, spain, chile. this afternoon, we have been able to rescue a second person from the rubble. there was a second rescue -- the first occurred yesterday at the un compound. today, we were able to free one person from the hotel montana. but these teams, about 260 personnel, continue their life- saving work as we speak. before taking your questions, obviously this is still a very growing list, but our estimate is that at least 30 countries have meaningful assistance that...
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you didn't mention in the treatment of it let america right now in chile. >> i was not aware of that, he wasn't in the staff meeting this morning so if we can outline his agenda itinerary we will do so. >> doesn't have to do with the elections? >> we have some details on this travel and will put those out. >> comments about honduras and the visit of kelly. >> he was there last week. >> the comments were from so i have been nothing officially from the u.s. >> that's not true. we talked in detail last week about his trip to honduras and continues to work with all sides. >> what is the reaction and saying that the u.s. is moving in a direction of the congress is still maintaining the position he will continue to be in power. is there any update on matt? >> , gwen to do a back and forth from the podium. pride kelly was in tegucigalpa last week. he continued to work with all sides to consult with all sides. they had a meeting with everyone and we just mentioned. and we continue to encourage efforts to promote national reconciliation and to remain focused on steps that can be taken between
you didn't mention in the treatment of it let america right now in chile. >> i was not aware of that, he wasn't in the staff meeting this morning so if we can outline his agenda itinerary we will do so. >> doesn't have to do with the elections? >> we have some details on this travel and will put those out. >> comments about honduras and the visit of kelly. >> he was there last week. >> the comments were from so i have been nothing officially from the u.s....
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east germany and chile have in russian and political controls as well as economic support. but if you say that in its north korea and south korea, north korea doesn't have any major international superpower control. even china is not necessarily in control of north korea so i see that come the people in public discussing about using the german coming east german unification policy vashon. why would these issues mention that? i would like to know your opinion as well as. >> can i answer for christian? i don't know if you want to make any common-sense you were in germany. he's going to be modest and keep me in the spot but i was reading some things that christensen me that he had written. it's true that russian troops were present when east germany fell and things to gorbachev they very quickly and quietly and said the country. and you're right, north korea does not have that. in part that's a testament to the staying power of the north korean regime even without foreign troops presence that they maintain their grip on power in a way that the east germans and other east europ
east germany and chile have in russian and political controls as well as economic support. but if you say that in its north korea and south korea, north korea doesn't have any major international superpower control. even china is not necessarily in control of north korea so i see that come the people in public discussing about using the german coming east german unification policy vashon. why would these issues mention that? i would like to know your opinion as well as. >> can i answer...
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number of proposed guidelines based on that experience of the last 60 years in these kinds of fried chiles states. first, security is an -- these kinds of states. first, security is essential. in absence of security, any positive changes will be washed away, so the bad news is an international security presence is going to be required for a long time. the good news is that haiti is not a particularly difficult society to secure. contrary to popular image, the haitian government is the their heavily armed or inclined to go violence. one must also -- only observe the patients they have recognized over the past weeks to see the peaceful character. haiti is no iraq or afghanistan. american troops are unlikely to be required once the immediate emergency passes. i think the united nations should be able to secure haiti successfully with modest reinforcements that have already been authorized. i do think the united states should consider increasing the assignment of american police officers to the un police contingent there. we have a unique attribute to draw on, which is a number of haitian amer
number of proposed guidelines based on that experience of the last 60 years in these kinds of fried chiles states. first, security is an -- these kinds of states. first, security is essential. in absence of security, any positive changes will be washed away, so the bad news is an international security presence is going to be required for a long time. the good news is that haiti is not a particularly difficult society to secure. contrary to popular image, the haitian government is the their...
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it shows chile's respect for democracy. and we look forward to continuing our strong bipartisan -- i'm sorry -- our strong bilateral partnership which continues under that government. i'm sure you have a number of questions on haiti. you know, the -- our broad priorities for today are to continue to bolster security for incountry transportation and the distribution of emergency supplies. and we can see with each passing day that we are expanding the distribution network in and around port-au-prince. we continue to flow medical equipment and supplies into the country along with food and water and material for shelter and eventually settlement support of affected populations. we continue to look at very closely at the supplies of fuel and the continue in terms of sanitation and hygiene within the country. at the same time, the significant u.s. and international search and rescue teams continue to conduct, you know, activities throughout port-au-prince. we're very gratified that to date there have been 72 individuals that have
it shows chile's respect for democracy. and we look forward to continuing our strong bipartisan -- i'm sorry -- our strong bilateral partnership which continues under that government. i'm sure you have a number of questions on haiti. you know, the -- our broad priorities for today are to continue to bolster security for incountry transportation and the distribution of emergency supplies. and we can see with each passing day that we are expanding the distribution network in and around...
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in came back to needing to put pressure on the civilian population, either for chile, either for punitive purposes, and this is a unique. israelis have done is in the past on the west bank as well. if you are asking why we haven't heard, that perspective i would just have to say that, in fact, for the last year, except for the notable exception, of a handful of very brave congressmen and congresswoman, that in fact a perspective you have heard every single day of the year, which is the perspective on why we need to continue punishing civilian population. i even heard it from american officials in the last administration that they were trying to follow a kind of nicaragua policy. from the 1980s, if you recall our nicaragua policy. so it sounds hard. i think it's hard to justify your israeli ambassador to the niceties might be able to put a nicer spin on it that i can. but i think if anybody has a more or a better -- >> can i just -- i take your observations seriously. might be a good way to pursue another forum and dialogue on this very topic. i think ambassador is accepting articulate. an
in came back to needing to put pressure on the civilian population, either for chile, either for punitive purposes, and this is a unique. israelis have done is in the past on the west bank as well. if you are asking why we haven't heard, that perspective i would just have to say that, in fact, for the last year, except for the notable exception, of a handful of very brave congressmen and congresswoman, that in fact a perspective you have heard every single day of the year, which is the...